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GM investing $500M+ in Arlington Assembly for future ICE SUVs

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General Motors plans to invest more than $500 million in Arlington Assembly to prepare the plant for production of future internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size SUVs, subject to successful discussions with local government officials. Product details and timing related to GM’s future full-size SUVs are not being released at this time.

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Volkswagen to build MEB EVs in Chattanooga beginning in 2022; $800M investment in plant

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In addition to Chattanooga, Volkswagen is building the first dedicated EV production facility in Zwickau, Germany, starting MEB production by the end of 2019. Volkswagen is building up the production capacity needed to sell more than 1 million electric cars per year by 2025. This vehicle will be a series-production version of the ID.

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Polestar 6 LA Concept edition build slots sell out in one week

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Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, announced that all 500 build slots were reserved online within a week of the production announcement for the Polestar 6 LA Concept edition. This begins with the world debut of the company’s first electric performance SUV—Polestar 3—in October 2022. Earlier post.).

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BorgWarner building customized Integrated Drive Module for Ford Mustang Mach-E

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BorgWarner is building an Integrated Drive Module (iDM) for Ford’s new all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV. The iDM comes complete with a BorgWarner thermal-management system and gearbox integrated with a motor and power electronics from other suppliers, and showcases the company’s system integration expertise.

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Mercedes-Maybach introduces EQS SUV

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Mercedes-Maybach has unveiled the EQS SUV, based on the technology of the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV ( earlier post ) combined with the exclusivity of Maybach. The new luxury SUV builds on the noise and vibration comfort of the EQS SUV. They reduce the noise of grit being thrown up in the wheel arches. instead of 11.9

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GM to invest $2.2B at Detroit-Hamtramck to produce all-electric trucks and SUVs; GM’s first fully-dedicated EV plant

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billion at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Our electric pickup will be the first of multiple electric truck variants we will build at Detroit-Hamtramck over the next few years. General Motors will invest $2.2 —Mark Reuss, GM president.

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GMC debuts 3X trim for HUMMER EV Pickup and SUV, announces driving range estimates

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GMC released new specifications for the 2023 HUMMER EV Pickup and the 2024 GMC HUMMER EV SUV, including the 3X trim for both models of the supertruck. 7,500 7,500 7,500 The 2024 GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 and 3X SUV debuts with two unique versions for customers: on-road and off-road. horsepower 830 830 830 830 GM-est. torque (lb. -ft.)

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